Autographic register



Feb. a Y

G. J. NETH UTOGRAPHIQ REGISTER Filed' Juiy 24, 1925 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 /N VEN TOR qforfqEJ/VETH,

l ATTMNEYS,

G. J. NETH Feb. 1 ,1927.

i, AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed July 24, 1925 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 615,953 G. J. NETH v AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed July- 2.4, 1925 ev sheets-Sheet 4 Feb. 1 1927.

' Feb. 1 1927. 1,615,953

G. J. NETH AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER 4 Filed July 24. 1925 es sheets-Sheet 5 /Al/vEM'oR Q'EORQVE JNETH,

ATTORNEY:

G. J. NETH AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed July 24, 1925 e sheets-Sheet e q'foRqEJ/VETH,

, HTToRnEYJ Pzkxlzentecl Feb. 1, 1927.

runnin starts lreisst@ krareixrrolfrflcs.'

GEORGE J. NET'H, OF DAYTON, OHIO, AssIGNOn To THE EeaY REGISTER COMPANY, OE DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OE OIIIO.

LAUTOGrmirIIIO REGISTER.`

ing of a plurality ot'rsheets` the winding Ot a record roll, and the aligning ot said sheets`v for a new writing operation.

In particular iny invention has for its ohject the ejecting of the upper sheets which are not to he kept as a record loy nieans of winding on a drinn and Ythe simultaneous winding of the record sheet on a record roll and the aligning of the record sheet and the ejected sheets at the yend ot the ejecting operation.

In particular it is iny object-to provide anv autographic register which has the following steps in its operation for the continuous movement of an operating handle: the holding in clamped aligned position of the sheets during the writing operation; the releasing ot the clainp, the winding ot the sheets on the ejecting drinn and the record roll, the withdrawal ot the aligning yineans during this operation` the unrolling ot the ejecting roll to free the ej ectedA sheets `and leave ltheni in condition for being torn oil the reesta'o,n lishnient of the clamping engagement loetween the clamping plate .and the ejecting druin; and theA simultaneous reciprocation of the ejecting drum and aligning pins to cause the pins to align the sheets hetorethe sheets are clainped .over thepins against the ejecting drinn; and the causing of a slack portion to he forlned inthe record sheet prior to its final winding at the end et acycle Ot operations on t-he record roll.

In. addition to ythe foregoing objects, I have various detail objects such as the provision. of thecutting plate on the ejecting drinn, the provision ot disappearing aligning pins within the ejecting drinn so that the pins remain 'in engagement with the paper to inove it until the wrapping operation starts, and the engaging knife portions on the ejecting druln engage the paper7 and the provision of a record roll mechanism with the winding type of ejecting mechanlsin.

Referring to the drawings, g Figure 1 is a plan viewy of the register with the forward cover removed; r`

yFigure 2 is a side elevation of the forward end of the register;

Figure 3 is a. section Figure 1; j Figure 4 is aL section on the line l--Ll ot Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a Figure l;

Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-7fof Figure 1. This `igure shows the position'oi:` the parts during the winding operation. j Figure 8 is a section on the line 7-7 of Figure 1, both views 7 and 8 `being taken on the saine section line lout in different positions; Figure 8 shows the parts in position at the end of the cycle of Operations during the writing Operation.

Figure 9 is a detail view showing the ejecting drum, and buffer mechanism; and is taken on the line 9 9 of Figure 1; and

Figure 10 is a section on the line 10-10 of Figure 3, showing the record roll clutch mechanism. c Y

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 is the bottoni oi'a register7 2 is the rearwall and 3 the front wall. 4 designates the side` walls. Journalled in the side walls are the usual spindles 5 carrying the rolls of paper on the line 3 3 of section on the line 5*-5 of section On the line 6-3 of '6. These rollso'f paper consist of strips of paper wound upony the cores 7 mounted on the spindles.l 8 vandQ designate the strips which areejected and 10 designates the record strip. These strips pass upwardly over the guide rollers or hars 11 andthence over vthe writing table 12 where they are interleavedv with the usual carbon sheets which are conventional in antographic registers.

They pass beneath the cover 13 which is hinged to the side walls at the rear thereoi` as at 14. This cover isfprovidedv with a writing opening 15. It Lis held in position at its I'Orward end by the depending hooks 16 which depend` from it. These'hooks are engaged by fingers 17 with hooked ends 18.y

The fingers 17 are mounted on the shaft 19 which is journalled in the side walls of the register. The fingers 17 are pressed in the operating or hooked position by the spring 20, one end of which is connected to t-he shaft 19 or to the fingers 17 if preferred and the other end is ho'oked'about a stopA 21 carried on the register side walls. The sheets are carried forwardly from the writing table which has its forward end turned down at 22 over the clamping plate 23 beneath the ejecting drum 2a. This clamping plate carries onV its forward end a separating-j rod 25 spaced above the plate 23 so that the record sheet may pass beneath the plate and the two sheets to be ejected will pass over it. This ejecting plate'23 is mounted. at one end upon av vertical reciprocating plate 26 which reciprocatesl in the guide ways or guide casing'27`. This casing is mounted on the register by the bolts or rscrews 23. @ne side of the casing is provided with a slot 29 for the insertion of the linger 30 on one arm of the jaw 31 which is carried on the end of the reciprocating lever 32. This finger 30 tits in a slot 33 cut inv the side of the plate 26. The inside of the plate 26 is provided with a rightnngled extension 3A; for supporting the clamping plate 23. lt is also provided with an arcuate supporting: arm lower down which supports the clamping plate further in towards the center of the register. This arcuate supporting arm is desgnated 35. The clamping platey is provided with spaced apertures 36` for receiving the reciprocating` aligning pins 37.

Returningto theY lever 32, it will be noted that the other arm of the jaw 3S is provided with a downwardly extending end 39 terminating in a. shoe lt() which rides upon a caml 41 so that the lever is moved upwardly and downwardly at its'jaw end and the jaw and lever 32 arealso reciproca-ted. The purpose of this combined movement of reciprocation and vertical movement is to move the plate 26 with its clamping plate 23 vertically to clamping position and then. releaseit by moving the lever 32 off of the cam 4l.

In order to insure the dropping of the c'lan'iping plate when this is doneA a spring 42 is hooked to the plate at 43 and to the side wall of theregister at the other end at 44:. The arms 34" and 35 work in a slot l5 in the register side wall 4.

The rear end of the lever 32 is provided with a slot 46 in which is located a pin 47 `carried' by the side wall of the register.

This guides this end of the lever 32 in its recipr'ocatory movement. The lever 32 is drawn backwardly by the action of the cam 41 against the tension of the spring e8, one end of which is secured to the lever at l5) and theother end tothe frame at 50.

The extensions 5-1 and 52 ride upon eX- tensions of corresponding size 53 and 53 on the register side wall to provide a broad bearing and guiding surface to keep the lever in vertical alignment. The end of the lever engagedby a reciprocating pin 55 working in the slot 56 in the register, This pin is carried by a lever 57 pivoted on the register side wall at 53 and spring-pressed by the spring 57a. The lever is connected by a link 59 pivoted thereto at one end to a lever 60 at the other. This lever 60 is mounted on the transverse shaft (i1 which .is jonrnalled in the side wall of the register and carries on its outer end the oscillating handle stop G2, which is provided with a depending finger piece (33 so that the stop may be moved out of the path of thel handle and the shaft may be rotated to in turn move the pin 55 to push the member 32 forwardly that the shoe s() will. drop olf of the cani l1 as will be hereinafter eX- V The movable finger piece 62 is limited in its movement in any one direction by the stop Gil. The cam l1 is mounted on the handle 'shaft G5 operated by the handle (55a This handle shaft carries a ratchet wheel 6G' and on the ratchet wheel a seg;-

niental `gear G7 which is adapted to mesh wth a G3 mounted on the eiectingdrum shaft This shaft is journalled in the ears projacting` from the side walls of the frame. 0n this shaft is carried the projecting arm 71 which is successively engaged by the projecting pins 72. 73, 'Tdi and 75 which serve to move the shaft 69 slightly and to in turn move the pins 37 back and forth to cause them to enter the sheets more readily and to align the sheets just prior to the clan'iping operation. The pawl 7G engages with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 66 and is maintained iu engagement by the weight 77. This pawlv pivoted on the side wall as at 7F; This prevents backward movement ot the register. Near this point is provided a stop 79 for limiting the down.- ward movement of the plate'26. OnA the outside of the register at this point will be seen the end1 of the shaft SO' which carries a handle 81 so that the shaft may be operated. This shaft has cut away portions in it as at 82 so that the spreader arms 33 which ride thereon may be alternately lowered and levated for the purpose of spreading the knurled rollers S and 35 between which the record web passes on its way to the record roll. These rollers are journalled in the side walls of the frame. The spreader arms consist of a pair of jaws mounted at either end of studs 3h` the lower portion of the arms ridingz on the shaft SO and the upper arm project n r between the rollers for the purpose of lr ng; the upper roller to spread the rollers. 5217 and on the upper roller is a gear 33. The gear S7 on the lowe1 roller is actuated by @n the lower roller is the gear loo thetrain of gears consisting of gears 88, 89, and 90 which are all supported on an arm 91, one end of which is pivotally mounted on the roller shaft of the lower roller 85 and the other end of which is provided With an arcuateV annular extension 92 in which thereis a slot 93 through which is projected a setting screw 91 for positioning the gear 90 with respect to the mutilated gear 95 mounted on the handle shaft 65. This gear 90 is engaged by 'a pawl 96 pivoted at 97 on the lever 91.. gagernent with the gear by the spring 98, one end Vof which engages with the vpawl 96 and the other against a stop 99 mounted on the lever 91. The spring is supported by a stud 100 on the lever 91.-- Thus itis possible for the machine to be adjusted for different lengths of bills by adjustingthe size of the gears on the arm `91 and correspondingly adjusting the position of the lever 91 to accommodate the different sizes of the gears so that'` the gear 90 will mesh with the gear` 95. This gear 95'isA mutilated at 95a to permit of a cessation of movement of the pulling 'rollers 84: and 85 at a time when the record roll sheet is being pulled to create a slack. 101 is a guide` rod for guiding the record roll sheet.

ing on the other side 'of the register consisting of gears 103,y 104;, 105, 106 and 106, This train of gearing is operated from a gear 107 secured to a shaft 107a and corre sponding to the gearvr87 also secured to the shaft 107n on the opposite side of the register, rsaid shaft 107a being mounted inthe side walls 4. j

A clutch is provided consisting of friction plates 104a and 105a between the gears and ,104. The gear 103 meshes with 104.

yand 105. meshes with 106. A spider *1051) -holds the several parts in frictional engagement. The parts are mounted on the shaft 105c on which is mounted a retaining nut 105l. The details of'this` clutch form no part of this invention as they are set forth and claimed in my co-pending application Ser. No. 592,712.

In order to permit the aligning of the several sheets of paper a predetermined amount of slack is imparted to the record` inner side of the bracket member which lies in a plane sufficiently distant kfrom the slide to afford space for the gear 95, said block lying in the path of travel of a finger 112 attached to the gear 95. The lower end of The pa'wl is kept in en-n 102v is the record roll` shaft which is operated by a train of gearthis bracket member carries a rod 10S over which the record roll sheet is fed. Thus as the'gear 95 is rotated the finger 112 will engage the block 113 and cause the bracket 109 and slide 110 to move toward Vthe front of the register, thereby moving the rod 108 in the same direction and causinga pre` determined amount of slack in the web which is being wound on the record roll. lVhen this is done the rack 114 on the slides operates the pinions 115 on the shaft 116. This is resisted by the spring 117 which is connected at one end to the shaft at 118 and at its other end at 119 lto the stops 120 carriedy bythe rside walls of the register.

This arrangement serves to return the rod.

after the actuating linger 112 passes by and the slack has been created. e

A. shield 121 is provided back-of the rod 101 and the two rollers which pull the rec ord sheet in order to facilitate kthe management ofthe sheetpand placing of it between the rollers. The record sheet, before it passes to the record roll, passes over a guide bar 122 carried on arms 123 mountedr in the side walls of the register.

Turning to the ejecting means for the upper two Asheets of paper, Vthe ejecting drum 24. is rotated by the segmental gear 6T engaging with the gear 7 0 on the shaft supporting the ejecting drum. The machine is adjusted to different lengths of bills by adjusting the length of the segmental gear 67.

This drum carries two disappearing, ciprocating, aligning pins which are relatively long and tapered and are adapted at their maximum` dimension to lit withinrthe file punch apertures which are customarily 5- of an inc-h indiameter. These pins 37 move back and forth within the drum 24 Vwhich is a hollow member mounted on the solid ends 124:. In this cylindrical space are locatedthe guide ways 125 which fit within the apertures 126 within the pins. The pins are provided with stops 127 to limit the outward movement of the pins. kThe drum is wound with the paper on it bythe segmental gear 67 against the resistance of a spring 128 which is connected at one end to the unwinding gear 129 and at its other end to a shaft 130 which is mounted in the side wall of the register. is wound. on the shaft, which shaft also supports loosely the unwinding gear 129 which engages with a pinion 131 mounted on one end of the ejecting drum. Thus when the gears used forivinding the drum become disengaged,yv the drum is released and the spring 128 operates to turn the drum backwardly. i

y In order to insure that the drum will turn to a position where the pins are rdepending downwardly over the apertures 36 and the clamping plate 23 a form of retaining stop is provided to overcome the possibility of re-l f The spring 128 j the drum and pins coming tov rest with thev pins to one side ot' the-apertures 36,. due to the violent reaction ot the spring 12S in returning the drum. For this purpose an arm 132 is mounted on one end ot' the eie'cting drum shaft and provided with a head 133 which is adantcd to pass hy a spring d. trigger' 13i while it is to pass by the retaining hook 135 during the winding operation because the arm 132 is mori.. g slowly. The finger 131iL may ino-ve in one direction to permit the arm 32 to pass by. It 13 is moved hacluvardly in the other direction it will pull the hook 135 upwardly so that when the tingei'132 violently taps in its return movement it throws up the hook to the rear of it and when it hounes hack oli'l otl the hook 135 catches it so that the drum is steadied in position to insure the pins heing over the holes Springs 135 and 137 actuatethe respective lingers and wliich are pivoted at 1133 on the side walls of the register.

in order to insure the paper remainingY in engagement with the eje-ting drum during the wrapping operation atteithe pins have heen telescoped in the drum due to the winding of the paper on the drum. a plurality ot' relatively short and very sharp knite edges are provided ou the surface oi the drum between the pins preferably on either side ot the pins. These l' ite et are marked 139. The clan'ipingl plate 93 f, cut tin-'ay at 14- to accommodate these knife edges.

'llransversely arranged on the ejeeting drum is a tearing ott' plate 141.

Melt/7206i 0f operation.

)issun'ring the parte n-'here the sheets can will he hserved that the handle 65a is at rest against the stop 62. The clamping plate is in its uppermost position as in Figure e with the pins in the sheets ot paper; order to permit the handle to move t-he stop must he moved. rhis results in pushing the arm 32 forwardly through the medium ot the shaft 61 and lever 60, link and lever 57 and pin This forward movement allows the arm 39 and shoe e() to drop olif ot the cam as shown in dotted lines in Figure 6, and carry the plate downwardly due to the action ot' the spring 42 thereof. The handle is then ready to turn as it now can Clear the stop and as it dees so the segmental gear G7 engages the gear G8 rotating the' ejectingdrinn. The descent et the clamping plate having taken pla-oe with the descent. et the plate 2G carried with it. the record roll sheet which was thereby d'sengaged from the' depending aligning pins, but the upper two sheets still remain on the pins as the paper is slightly to he in the position he written upon, it

under tensionv and the sheets are held against the pins by the tension. As the drum turns the sheetsv are drawn over it because of their engagement withy the telescoping aligning pins. As the drum makes a halt revolution the pins tall downwardly due to the eliect of gravity, telescoping within the ejeeting drum, and in the meanwhile the smallknife blades have penetrated the paper to hold it. The drum continues to rotate, wrapping the paper aroundit for one or more revolutions depending upon the length ot' the sheets to he ejected, until the end of the segmental gear 67 is reached.y at which time the ejeeting` drum is released and allowed to unwind due to the action of the spring 128. Thus the sheets are unwound and are allowed to unwind in ejected condition and the ejectiug roller is returned to initial po*- sitiou with the aligning pins depending trom it over thenew apertures in the sheets. ln the meanwhile the record sheet has heen moved forward a length andthe new apertures in the sheet are in position over the apertures in the plate heueath the aligning pins. The lander member prevents the overrun ot the ejecting drum so that the pins are left in depending position substantially vertically over the new holes in the paper. The cam '11 then begins to litt the arm 3S and as it does so it litt-s the plate Q6 and the clamping plate 23 so tiat the record sheet and the upper sheets will he toi-eed' over the ends ot the aligning pins. its this is taking pla-ce, the pins are moved hack and fort-h with the ejeeting drum by reason of the successive tapping of the pins Z1 by the projecting pins 72, 73. and 75, thus assisting theV pins in entering the sheets and aligning the sheets. Just at this time when the plate is traveling to its uppermost position to i'inish the clamping operation and the aligning operation, the har 108 is being moved forwardly to create a slack in a record roll. During this period the gear 90 is opposite the mutilated gear portion 95a ot' the gear 95 so that the rollers 8% and 85 are notoperative. Atter the. slack has heen created the rollers pull the record roll sheet due to the continued movement ot the. handle to a. stop position.

It will therefore he observed that starting with the writing position we have the following sequence et operations:v the rotation et the ejecting drinn' winding the sheets there'- on, the disappearance oi? the aligning pins, the further winding of the sheets, the release of the ejecting drum and the unwinding of the ejected sheets. the positioning of the pins which have now reapipeared over the new holes in the paper. the litt-ing ot the record roll sheet on the clamping plat-c, the movement ot the pins and ejecting drum hack and 'forth to facilitate the entry of the pins and the forcing ot' the paper up'- unaL wardly so that the pins will enter the new holes and align the sheets and at thev saine time the formation of a slack in the record roll sheet, thewinding `of which is temporarily suspended and resumed-during the end of the stroke during the. final rolling and aligning operation. A

:It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may be necessary to adapt itk to varying conditions and uses.

Having thus fully described vmy invention,- what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,'is f 1. In an autographic register, an actuating 'means, and ejecting drum, means to rotate said e]ecting drum from the actuating means said ejecting drum from the actuating means to Wind about said drum sheets carried in the register, aligning pins-carried by saidA drum engaging with apertures insheets carried `to the register, said aligning rmeans adapted to disappear within the drum as the winding takes place, means to release said ejecting drumv and to unwind it and the sheets wound thereon, and means to cause the` aligning pins to reappear and means to move i the paper sheets against the-pins for arealigning of the sheets orthe entrance of the pins in the apertures in the paper.

means, an ejecting drum, means to yrotate said ejecting drum from the actuating means to wind about said kdrum sheets carried kthe register, aligning pins carried by said drum engaging with apertures in sheets carried Vto the register, said aligning means adapted to disappear within the drum as the winding takes place, means to release said ejecting drum and to unwind .it and the sheets Woundfthereon, means .to cause the n aligning pins to reappear and means to move the paper sheets against the pins for a realigning of the sheets' Jfor the entrance of the pins in the apertures in the paper, and

a plurality o'knie members on said ejecting drum for engaging and holding the paper sheets. f

4. In an autographic register, an actuating means, an ejectingy drum, means to -rotate saidejectin 'drum from the actuating means to wind a out said drum sheets carried in the register, aligning pins carriedy by said drum engaging withapertures in sheets carried to the register, said aligning means adapted to disappear within the drum as the winding takes place, means to release said ejecting drum and to unwind it and the sheets wound thereon, means to cause the aligning pins to reappear and means to move the paper sheets against Vthe pins for a Vrealigning oli' the sheetsfor thementrance of theupins in the apertures in the paper, and

Vmeans for preventing the ejecting drum to unwind too far at the end of its unwinding operation. f v n 5. In .an autographic register having a .plurality of sheets with spaced apertures,

an actuating means, an ejecting drum actuated thereby, a plurality of telescoping `pins kcarried by saiddrum adapted to movepoutwardly trom the drum due to the eiect of gravity and to disappear for a like cause,

clamping plate beneath the paper sheets,

means to maintain the record sheet on the plate, ysaid plate having aperturesy for receiving said pins, means to move said plate upwardly and downwardly, means to return the ejecting drum to its initial posiltion after it has been actuated, and means to store the record roll sheet.

6. In an autographic register having a .plurality of sheets with spaced apertures,

an actuating means and an ejecting drum actuated thereby, a plurality or' telescoping pins carried by said drum adapted to move outwardly from the drum due to the effect of gravity and to disappear for a like cause, a clamping plate beneath the paper sheets,

,means to maintain kthe record sheet on the plate, said 4platehaving apertures for receivingssaidpins, means to move said plate upwardly and downwardly, means to return the ejecting drum to its initial position after it has been actuated, means to store the 3. In an autograpliic register, an actuating f record roll sheet, and means to prevent the voverrun of the ejecting roll during the un- 'it' has been actuated,y means to store the record roll sheet, means to prevent the overrun of the ejecting roll during the unwinding operation, and means to form a slack in the recordk roll and to simultaneously temporarily discontinue the winding of the record' roll sheet. y

8. In an autographic register having a plurality` of paper sheets with spaced aperplate having apertures for receiving saidV telescoping pins, means to resist the winding ofthe ejectlng drum and adapted to unwind it when the winding means ceases to operate,

lmeans associated with said handle kfor reciprocating said drum, and pins after the drum has unwound to facilitate the entry of the pins into the apertures in the paper, and means for winding a record roll sheet actuated by said handle, and means actuated byk said handle adapted to forma slack in the record sheet and to temporarily disconnect the winding of the sheet during the formation of the slack, and means to permit the record roll to slip as the size of the roll increases to maintain a uniform tension' on the sheet, and means to prevent an overrun during unwinding of the ejecting drum.

l5. In an autographic register having a plurality offsheets having spaced apertures, a handle, a handle shaft, a cam carried there-- on, a lever pivoted on theregister having spaced jaws, one of which is adapted to ride on said cam and the other of `which is adapted to move vertically, a supporting plate, a clamping plate supported thereby, an ejecting drum, means on said handle for actuating said ej ecting drum to wind thereron sheets carried in said register, telescoping pins therein, yielding means to resist the rotation of said drum during itswinding operation, means connecting the drum to ysaid yielding means adapted to cooperate in spaced jaws', one of which is adapted to ride on said cam andthe other of which is adapted to move vertically, a supporting plate, a clamping plate supported thereby, an ejecting drum, means on said handle for Vactuating said ejecting drum to wind thereon sheets carried in said register, telescoping pins therein, yielding ,means to resist the rotation of said drum during its Winding operation, means connecting the d-rum to said yielding means adapted to cooperate in unwinding said drum when it isreleased from the winding means, and means on said winding drum adapted to be successively moved a portion of a revolution and then returned by said yielding means, and means for successively engaging with said last mentioned means to oscillate said pins so that they may readily enter the apertures in the sheets ofpaper.

17. In an antographic register having a vplurality of sheets having spaced apertures,

a handle, a handle shaft, a segmental gear detachahly mounted thereon, a rotating ejecting drum, a pinion thereon meshing with said segmental gear to rot-ate said drum to wind about it sheets carried in said registera plurality of telescoping pins carried by said drum, a cut off plate carried thereby, a clamping plate, means fer rais-- ing and lowering said clamping plate, means for unwinding said drum when the winding operation is finished, a movable stop for limiting the movement of said handle, and means connected with said stop for controlling the raising and lowering of said clamping plate, said stop being used when actuated for permitting the descent of the plate prior to the rotation of the handle. n kln testimony whereof, I aix my signature.

GEORGE J. NETH. 

